Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
Fiction Strategies
Nonfiction Strategies
Poetry Strategies
100
TRUE OR FALSE:
A simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as".
TRUE!
100
What are the three author's purposes we've learned in class?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
100
When you see this question:
What is the best summary of this passage?
Which strategy should you use?
SOMEBODY WANTED BUT SO THEN
SWBST
100
If a word is underlined or bolded in a passage...?
There will be a question about it, so figure out what it means!
100
A poem usually has words that:
RHYME
200
TRUE OR FALSE:
This is a metaphor:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
FALSE:
It's a hyperbole!
200
If you see this question:
The author wrote this selection most likely to-
What is this question about?
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE!
PIE
200
What is the PLOT of a story?
The events/things that happen, the conflict and resolution
200
The MAIN IDEA of a passage is:
What the passage is MOSTLY about
200
This image has an example of:
RHYME SCHEME
300
Which kind of figurative language is used here?
Nick's question was a thought grenade.
METAPHOR
300
If an author's purpose is to entertain, what does that mean the author is trying to do?
Tell us a good story we can enjoy
300
The BUT in our SWBST strategy tells us the story's..
CONFLICT/PROBLEM
300
CAPTION
300
A group of lines in a poem is called a:
STANZA
400
What kinds of figurative language are these words?
KAPOW! ZZZZIP! KABOOM!
ONOMATOPOEIAS
Words that imitate a SOUND!
400
What is the purpose of this AD?
PERSUADE us to buy Skittles!
400
The SETTING of a story tells us:
WHEN AND WHERE
400
This is an example of a:
DIAGRAM
400
Read this line from Black Jack the Cat.
His claws are like pins.
What figurative language is this?
SIMILE
It compares using LIKE or AS
500
Read this line from the book Frindle:
It was a beautiful September afternoon, bright sun, cool breeze, blue sky.
These words are an example of:
IMAGERY
It appeals to our sense of seeing and feeling!
500
What do you think the author's purpose of Mrs. Baird and a Lifetime of Fresh Bread is?
To INFORM us about the history of Mrs. Baird's bread business.
500
What is the THEME of a story?
The lesson the author wants us to learn!
500
A passage written about A REAL PERSON'S LIFE is called a:
BIOGRAPHY
500
A poem that tells a story is called:
NARRATIVE POETRY